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Dementia Cases Will Triple By 2050, Report

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 26, 2015 07:14 PM EDT

While 47 million people around the world suffer from dementia, it has shot up from 35 million in 2009.

Brain Spot Helps You To Remember

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 23, 2015 06:07 PM EDT

Research shows how the brain can build memory maps in order to help it retrieve stored information.

Super-Intelligent Mice Created By Scientists, Can Treat Brain Disorder

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 15, 2015 01:09 PM EDT

Blocking a single gene has helped scientists to make mice less fearful and anxious, and also smarter.

Onset Of Alzheimer's Can Be Ascertain Two Decades Before Symptoms: Study

By Peter R - Jun 29, 2015 12:16 PM EDT

Researchers claimed that performance in memory and cognitive tests can show if a person will develop the disease 18 years later.

Researchers Still Wondering Why Women Are More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's

By Peter R - Jun 29, 2015 10:51 AM EDT

The research is being taken up following some important questions raised by top experts in the field last month.

Dementia Identified as Mystery Cause for Bee Population Decline, Study

By Cheri Cheng - Jun 09, 2015 04:56 PM EDT

According to a new study, researchers found that aluminum might be causing dementia in bees.

Too Much Cake And Chocolate Could Kill Brain Cells, Lead to Dementia

By R. Siva Kumar - May 07, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

Stay off sugary eats, for they may take you to dementia or Alzheimer's, according to scientists.

More Sleep Can Repair Dementia Caused by Alzheimer's

By Peter R - Apr 27, 2015 06:56 PM EDT

Research on fruit flies has shown that sleep two or three extra hours a day could help repair memory loss.

You Don't Need To Exercise To Fight Obesity, Says Scientific Research

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 25, 2015 02:46 PM EDT

A recent study shows that you cannot "outrun" excessive sugar-and-carbohydrate-oriented diets.

Sleep Apnea Linked to Early Onset of Alzheimer's and Dementia

By Peter R - Apr 16, 2015 12:52 PM EDT

The study showed that treatment with CPAP devices can delay onset.

Middle-Aged and Obese? You Are Probably Safe from Dementia

By Peter R - Apr 10, 2015 12:28 PM EDT

New study claims overweight people have 30 percent lower risk of dementia.

Antipsychotic Medication Hastens Death in Dementia Patients, Study Warns

By Peter R - Mar 19, 2015 02:24 PM EDT

The study advocates use of non-medicational approaches to managing behavioral symptoms.

Standing On One Leg Helps Predict Brain Health And Longevity

By Maria Slither - Feb 18, 2015 10:10 AM EST

Standing on one leg for at least thirty seconds is an indicator of brain health. Separate studies from the UK and the US involved middle-aged people in their study.

Aluminium Traces In Everyday Items Causes Cancer And Alzheimer's

By R. Siva Kumar - Feb 11, 2015 07:48 PM EST

While patients of Alzheimer's and Cancer do not know it, aluminium traces in everyday products is dangerously debilitating.

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